The Unbelievable Story Of Ben Baller: Riches, Jewelry, & Crime

The Iced Coffee Hour

Graham Stephan/Jack Selby

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Propel your business with a newsletter today with Hubspot: https://clickhubspot.com/udt Protect your privacy with DeleteMe at https://www.joinDeleteMe.com/ICH20 and get 20% off your plan with code ICH20. NEW: Join us at http://www.icedcoffeehour.club for premium content - Enjoy! Add us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jlsselbyhttps://www.instagram.com/gpstephanhttps://www.instagram.com/alex_nava_photographyTimestamps:INTRO - 00:00:00:00Where Ben Got His Start - 00:03:45:04A Baller Childhood - 00:05:25:13Getting Arrested At 9 Years Old - 00:08:00:15How The Streets Shaped Ben - 00:12:06:16Fighting The Infamous Mendez Brothers - 00:22:00:23Beverly Hills High School Is STACKED - 00:22:53:20Playing Ball Overseas - 00:30:57:12How Working At A Club Changed Everything - 00:34:36:15Getting Audited - 00:40:43:09Making Millions From Sneakers - 00:42:10:14Breaking Up With His Fiance - 00:47:09:11Turning Jewelry Into A Career - 00:52:45:15Connecting With Justin Bieber - 00:56:50:02The "Plain Jane" Incident - 00:57:52:15Ben Baller's Favorite Pieces Of Jewelry - 01:02:33:04Finding Golf - 01:06:25:06Why Ben Lost So Much Weight - 01:17:41:19Getting Through The Rough Patches - 01:20:04:01 Official Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBQ24VfikOriqSdKtomh0w For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to: [email protected] GET YOUR FREE STOCK WORTH UP TO $1000 WITH OUR SPONSOR PUBLIC - USE CODE GRAHAM: http://www.public.com/graham MY NEW COFFEE IS NOW FOR SALE: http://www.bankrollcoffee.com/ The Equipment used: https://tinyurl.com/y78py5g2 Audio Equipment Used In Podcast: Shure SM7B mics, cloud lifters, rodecaster pro audio interface The YouTube Creator Academy: Learn EXACTLY how to get your first 1000 subscribers on YouTube, rank videos on the front page of searches, grow your following, and turn that into another income source: https://bit.ly/2STxofv $100 OFF WITH CODE 100OFF For Podcast Inquiries, please contact [email protected] *Some of the links and other products that appear on this video are from companies which Graham Stephan will earn an affiliate commission or referral bonus. Graham Stephan is part of an affiliate network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites. The content in this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.9	Pure Jim. Terms of conditions apply. I got arrested for the first time in 1981. I was eight.
0:33.6	Ben Baller is your true ragged rich's story. Growing up from Los Angeles gang culture.
0:38.0	You know what I'm saying? Representing that platinum lifestyle.
0:41.0	To selling some of the most expensive jewelry to the most famous people in the world.
0:45.0	This includes people like Drake, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, John Mayer, Mac Miller,
0:50.1	Kid Cuddy, and many, many more.
0:52.0	I met Tupac there, DJ Jada Pinkett's birthday there. I met NFL stars.
0:55.1	I met tons of NBA players.
0:56.5	I met Dr. Dre there and got my job from there.
0:58.2	All while being featured in some of the most recognizable rap lyrics of all time.
1:02.4	However, all of that recently came to an end when he decided to abruptly quit.
1:06.8	Today, he's exposing everything from growing his empire, spending money, and the secrets behind
1:11.5	all of his success on today's episode of subscribe.
1:15.2	But first, we're really excited to announce today's sponsor, HubSpot.
1:18.6	Look, I could say from experience that running a business could often feel like juggling
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